Vivian Mather comes to the New Jersey community of JumpRope to find the notebook that her late cousin, Barry, wanted to share with her. Barry's notebook contained a study of local events during Colonial times and it is missing. A psychic warns Vivian that her search for the notebook will lead to danger. Scoffing, Vivian ignores the warning—even after discovering Barry's hidden cache of gold coins. Could Barry's treasure be connected to the senseless attack on a young woman of the town and the gruesome murder of a stranger? When there is yet another attack, suspicion points toward a young war veteran, Nero Gibeau, who sufferers from PTSD. Vivian has reason to doubt his guilt. She and Nero draw together as the mystery swirls around them. Will the true killer be discovered before another tragedy strikes—this time to Vivian?
